Hanger for porch swings



Dec:` 19,V 1922.

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HANGER FOR PORCH SWING-S.

appiieetion inea March l1e, 1922. serial no.' 544,211..V

, To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that LHARRY l/V. BEEM, a

vcitizen of the United States, and a resident of Batavia, inthe county of Kane and State of lillinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement. in Hangers for Porch Swings,

of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. n

My invention'relates to improvementsin y hangers forporchswings, and it consists in the constructions, combinations, and arrangements herein describedv and claimed. i

An object of my invention is to provide a device of the character.described `for suspendinga porch swing or the like, in which the squeak normally found in such devices is entirely obviated.A

A'further object of myv invention is'to provide va device of the character described which is cheap to manufacture` and which is thoroughly practical for the purpose intended.

y for porch' swings,

l ing bolt.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of 'the invention will be particularly pointed out inthe appended claims. y

My invention is illustrated'in the accompanying drawings, forminglpart of this application7 in whichy n Fig. lis afront elevationr of 'my hanger Fig@ is a 'sectional view'alongthe `Vline Fig. 3 is a front-elevation of al portion 'of the oscillating supportv showing the retain- In carrying out my invention, I malreuse of ceiling hooks 1, which are secured tothe ceiling of a porch or the like and from which the swing or hammock is normally suspended by directly'coiin'ectingthe supporting chains thereto.

n In the present form o fymy inventiom provide a `clamp member whichconsists. of a therethrough transverse tothe outer surface 11: thereof. A movablefjaw cfrnetalfplate g y i disposed in frontjof'the surface 4 of the ]awk2and may be drawn into closer engage- '60 ment with the hook 1 by means ofa nut 6,

wliicliisturned upon lthe bolt'. The hooi; 1 is passed beneath the bolt'S, as shown iny f dotted lines in Fig.- 1. The lower portion of the stationaryfjaw -2 is formed in asleeve T having a ,bore extendingv transverse toftliev bolt 3. Ar relatively long boltS is passed through the sleeve 7 `and'serves asa means for pivotally supporting aemetal bearing support member 9, substantially as'shown in Fig. 1. n The support member' 9 is provided with a pair of` spaced apart sleeve portions 10, which sleeve portions are arranged to receive the bolt 8.1' A1 nut 11 is provided 'for the bolt 8 by means'of which the `support member 9 may be securely setin anyv ofits pivotallyyadjusted positions relative to the sleeve?. u

rllhe support member 9 is provided at its lower extremity with a hard steel bearing -plate 12 lriveted thereto lby-means of rivets 1.3. The upper bearing surface 14- of the plate-12 isin a plane `parallel to the bolt 8.

The'support member 9 is provided-witlia pair ofshallow yfiatbossesl, through which plate 12 is disposed. Theinner walls 15` ,a5 the rivets '13 extend and uponwhich the of the bosses .15 are inclined substantially-as` yshown .in lg.- 1 to permit the 'oscillatoijvfr movement of an oscillating supportingstrap 16 hereinafter described, the/depth of the bosseslbe'ingof sufiicient depthto permit. vtheintroduction of the oscillating -'i7helboss 17- is provided on the rear sur-r face 1,8 ofthe supportv member 9 and has al n bore "19, extending axially therethrough. The

inner surface A2O of the supportvmember 9.is

provided with-,a relatively .shallow boss f' clearance between thefoscillatin'g .strap 1G which .provides a means for establishing a'.

and .the surface 20 thus ,obviating undue` friction. The bore 19 is disposed. so.'l that rits axis -isexactlyfinL registration ywith a point` 011.111@ lippe/rehearing surface 11i of the steely plate 12. A. retaining shaft '.22 having a 55 f Stationary .law 9' hWng a bolt 3 passed Aic head 23 is disposed in the bore 19 so that its head 23 is flush with the outer surface of the boss 1T and its opposite end is in contact with the inner surface of the plate 12. l

lock pin 2d is provid-ed in the boss 1T and serves as a means for preventing the longitudinal movement of the shaft 22.

Means for supporting the oscillating strap 16 for oscillatory movement is provided in an elongated opening 25 through the strap 16, as shown in Figures 2 and 3; The shaft 22 is passed through the opening 25 and thus prevents A the lateral shifting` of the strap 16 relative to the supportingl member 9? Theupper end of the strap 16 is bent over in asubstantially tl-shaped manner, as shown at 2Gand a hard triangular steel bearing member 27' is disposed intermediate the adjacent walls of the U-shaped portion of the strap 16. rlhe vlower end of the bearing member 27` is arcuate in shape, as shown in 2S, and is arrangec'l to bear directly upon the surface 14: of the bearing plate 12.r rlhe rivet `29 provides means for securing the bearing member 2'? against movement relative toy the strap 16.y lt should be noted that as the bearing member 27 rests upon the surface fill of the plate 12, that there is a clearance above and below the shaft 22 and the strap 16 provided by the elongatedv opening n `f deans for suspending a porch swing or the like from the strap 16 is provided in cross bolts 80, from which a chain 31 is suspended. rThe lower link'of the chain 31, as shown at 32, is arranged to receive a' grapple hook 'of a swing, as partially shown in dotted linesat 3e.

From the foregoing description of. the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. My hanger for porch swings may be quickly and easilyattached for use'to the ordinaryfhooks secure lto the ceiling of a porch or the. like, as shown at i. in the manner described. My present invention provides for a means which may be adapted'to swings of various lengths in the rfollowing manner. Let us assume that the hooks 1 for suspending the n swing are approximately ten feet apart and that the length of the swing is only sii; feet. lt is obvious that the chains 31 would be disposed at an angle from the vertical.

In fixing my `clamping jaws 2 and 5 to the'hoolrl, l lirst make sure that the .jaws 2 and 5 are ldisposed'in a plane parallel to the oscillatory pathof the swing. l therev upon ,loosen the nut 11, and the .bearing strap 1G will be entirely borne by the bearing member 2? in Contact with the plate 12. rllhe swing is now-ready for use. its tl e swing is oscillated, the arcuate surface 28 of the bearing 27 will maire rolling contact, thus providing an anti-friction bearing for the oscillating strap 16.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a metal bearing plate having a fiat upper edge, a rocher bearing member arranged to bear. on the flat upper edgeof said bearing plate, a load supporting strap connected to said rocker bearing member, and means for preventinglafrteral movement lof said r cl-:er member other thanthe oscillatory movement thereof, .said meanscomprising a pin iixed in perpendicular relation to said bearing member and having its' airis in the plane of the fiat upper edge of said .bearingmemben `said pin arranged to engage* said roclrer bearing member.

2. A device of the character describedv comprising a bearing plate having a `substantiallytlat yupper surface, means for. supporting said bearing :plate in a horizontal plane, a rocher bearing member adapted 'to bear on the flat upper surface of said bearing plate anda load support-inc' strap rigidly `connecting to said rocker bearing and eX- tending downwardly therefrom, and means forv preventing` lateral movement of said strapvother 'than the oscillating movement thereof. f f i 8. le device of the character described comprising a ybearing plate having a substantially flat upper surface, means for supporting said bearing plate in a horizontal plane, arocker bearing member adapted to bear on the dat. upper surface of said bearing` plate and a load lsupporting strap rigidly connected to said rocker bearing inember andy extending downwardly therefrom, whereby said `strap may oscillate with the .point of Contact of said rocker bearing and said bearing plate as a cent-er, and a shaft disposed through said strap transverse thereto on an axis in common with the said point of contact of said rocher bearing and said bearing plate for preventing lateral movement of said strap relative to said bearing plate. f 4. A device of the character described comprising a clampingl member adapted to engage a ceiling'h'oolr or the like, a bearing supporting member hingedly mounted on said yclampingvr member, a hard metal bearing plate having atla't upper surface mounted onsaid bearingsupporting member, a1 rocker bearing" adapted to 4bear on theli'at Iupper surface of said bearing plate and a loadsupporting strap rigidly connected to said rocher bearing and extending downwardly therefrom. f

5. L device of the character' described 1comprising e clamping member adaptedy to upper surface of said' bearing plate and :1 load supportmg strap rlgdly connected to sald rocker beermg and extendmg down- 'Wardly therefrom, and means for prevent` ing lateral movement of said strep other than the oscillating movement thereof.

' v HARRY W. BEEM. 

